DCR-PC100E - Sony Movie Service Manual (repair manual). Page 3

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1.

POWER SUPPLY DURING REPAIRS ····························· 4

2.

TO TAKE OUT A CASSETTE WHEN NOT EJECT
(FORCE EJECT) ································································ 4

1.

SELF-DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION ······································· 5

2.

SELF-DIAGNOSIS DISPLAY ·········································· 5

3.

SERVICE MODE DISPLAY ············································· 5

3-1.

Display Method ·································································· 5

3-2.

Switching of Backup No. ··················································· 5

3-3.

End of Display ···································································· 5

4.

SELF-DIAGNOSIS CODE TABLE ··································· 6

1.

ORNAMENTAL PARTS ···················································· 7

2.

DISASSEMBLY ································································· 9

2-1.

LCD UNIT (PD-125 BOARD, INVERTER
TRANSFORMER UNIT) ··················································· 9

2-2.

CABINET (L) BLOCK ASSEMBLY ······························ 10

2-3.

MECHANISM DECK, MR-44 BOARD ························· 10

2-4.

LENS ASSEMBLY, EVF BLOCK ASSEMBLY,
CONTROL SWITCH BLOCK (ME-4950) ····················· 11

2-5.

VC-227P BOARD, SPEAKER, MEMORY STICK
CONNECTOR, MICROPHONE UNIT,
MA-367 BOARD ····························································· 11

2-6.

HINGE ASSEMBLY ························································ 12

2-7.

DC-IN CONNECTOR, BATTERY TERMINAL BOARD,
FJ-25 BOARD ·································································· 12

2-8.

CCD/CD BLOCK ASSEMBLY, MF RING
ASSEMBLY ····································································· 13

2-9.

VF-138 BOARD, VF HOLDER ASSEMBLY,
EYE CUP ASSEMBLY ···················································· 13

2-10. CABINET (L) ASSEMBLY, CABINET (G) ASSEMBLY,

CONTROL SWITCH BLOCK (FK-4950) ······················ 14

3.

REPAIR PARTS LIST ······················································ 15

3-1.

EXPLODED VIEWS ······················································· 15

3-1-1. CABINET (R) SECTION-1 ············································· 15
3-1-2. CABINET (R) SECTION-2 ············································· 16
3-1-3. CABINET (R) SECTION-3 ············································· 17
3-1-4. CABINET (L) BLOCK ASSEMBLY ······························ 18
3-1-5. LENS ASSEMBLY, EVF BLOCK ASSEMBLY ············· 19

Quick Start Guide ······································································· 20
Getting started ············································································ 20

Using this manual ··································································· 20
Checking supplied accessories ··············································· 21
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ········································· 21
  Installing the battery pack ····················································· 21
  Charging the battery pack ····················································· 21
  Connecting to mains ····························································· 22
Step 2 Inserting a cassette ······················································· 22

Recording –Basics ······································································ 23

Recording a picture ································································· 23
  Shooting backlit subjects (BACK LIGHT) ··························· 25
  Shooting in the dark (NightShot) ·········································· 25
  Self-timer recording ······························································ 25
  END SEARCH ····································································· 26

Playback –Basics ········································································ 26

Playing back a tape ································································· 26
Viewing the recording on TV ················································· 27

Advanced Recording Operations ················································ 28

Photo recording on tapes ························································ 28
Adjusting the white balance manually ···································· 29
Using the wide mode ······························································ 29
Using the fader function ························································· 30

Using special effects –Picture effect ······································· 30
Using special effects –Digital effect ······································· 31
Using the PROGRAM AE function ········································ 31
Adjusting the exposure manually ··········································· 32
Focusing manually ·································································· 32

Advanced Playback Operations ·················································· 33

Playing back a tape with picture effects ································· 33
Playing back a tape with digital effects ·································· 33
Quickly locating a scene using the zero set memory
function ··················································································· 33
Searching the boundaries of recorded tape by title
–Title search ············································································ 34
Searching a recording by date –Date search ··························· 34
Searching for a photo-Photo search/Photo scan ····················· 34

Editing ························································································ 35

Dubbing a tape ········································································ 35
Editing partially on a DV tape –DV synchro-editing ············· 36
Recording video or TV programmes ······································ 37
Inserting a scene from a VCR –Insert editing ························· 38
Audio dubbing ········································································ 39
Superimposing a title ······························································ 40
Making your own titles ··························································· 41
Labeling a cassette ·································································· 42

Customizing Your Camcorder ···················································· 42

Changing the menu settings ···················································· 42
Resetting the date and time ····················································· 44

“Memory Stick” Operations ······················································· 45

Using a “Memory Stick” –introduction ·································· 45
Recording still images on “Memory Stick”s
–Memory photo recording ······················································ 47
Superimposing a still picture in a “Memory Stick”
on a moving picture –MEMORY MIX ··································· 48
Recording an image from a mini DV tape as a still image ····· 49
Copying still images from a mini DV tape –Photo save ········· 50
Viewing a still picture –Memory photo playback ··················· 50
Copying the image recorded on “Memory Stick”s to
mini DV tapes ········································································· 51
Playing back images continuously –SLIDE SHOW ················· 52
Preventing accidental erasure –Image protection ··················· 52
Deleting images ······································································ 53
Writing a print mark –PRINT MARK ···································· 54

Additional Information ······························································· 54

Usable cassettes ······································································ 54
Troubleshooting ······································································ 55
Self-diagnosis display ····························································· 57
Warning indicators and messages ··········································· 57
Using your camcorder abroad ················································· 57
Maintenance information and precautions ······························ 58

Quick Reference ········································································· 59

Identifying the parts and controls ··········································· 59
Quick Function Guide ···························································· 62